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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday July 21, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Amuthini Arivazhagan '25 Spends the Summer in Temple University Lab
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 19 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Amuthini Arivazhagan Class Year: 2025 Major: Neuroscience and Data Science Hometown: Ellicott City, Md. Internship Organization: Temple University Internship Title: Research Assistant Location: Philadelphia, Pa. What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! I am a research assistant in the Memory, Epigenetics & Addiction Lab at Temple University, under the  more

Ansys Works With Supermicro and NVIDIA to Deliver Unmatched Multiphysics Simulation With Turnkey Hardware
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration optimizes Ansys solutions and AI capabilities, boosts simulation speeds up to 1,600x * * * Key Highlights * Turnkey hardware optimized for Ansys multiphysics simulation provides flexible configurations through collaborations with Supermicro and NVIDIA * Supercharged simulation reduces time-to-market and facilitates rich design exploration for a  more

Carmen Siftar '25 Interns on an Urban Farm in Philadelphia
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 19 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Carmen Siftar Class Year: 2025 Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Spanish Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Internship Organization: Mill Creek Urban Farm Internship Title: Farm Intern Location: Philadelphia, Pa. What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! This summer I am the farm intern at Mill Creek Urban Farm (MCUF) in West Philadelphia. Taking up about   more

Genetic Study Highlights Importance of Diversity in Understanding Health Disparities
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Partnership with the Million Veteran Program finds that genetic data in non-European population aligns with reporting from underrepresented groups * * * PHILADELPHIA-- The majority of genetic studies focus on people of European descent, which limits the understanding of how genes influence health in other populations. Researchers at the Pere  more

ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Secures Major Economic Development Investments in 2024-25 Bipartisan Budget to Turn Dirt Into Jobs, Create More Economic Opportunity, and Attract More Businesses to Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: This week, Governor Josh Shapiro traveled the Commonwealth highlighting the major economic development priorities secured in the 2024-25 bipartisan budget: $500 million for site development, $20 million for the Main Street Matters program to support small businesses and commercial corridors, $20 million in state funding for small minority-owned businesses in Pennsylvania,   more

In Luzerne County, Governor Shapiro Highlights Economic Development Investments Secured in 2024-25 Budget to Turn Dirt Into Jobs, Make PA More Competitive, and Attract More Businesses
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news: * * * Governor Shapiro secured $500 million for site development, including $400 million for the PA SITES program to make Pennsylvania more competitive on a national scale, attract more businesses, and create good-paying jobs in the bipartisan 2024-25 budget. * * * Duryea, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED  more

Isabel Gottlieb-Nemo '25 Applies her Spanish Minor in a Clinical Context Abroad
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 19 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Isabel Gottlieb-Nemo Class Year: 2025 Major: Psychology Minor: Spanish Hometown: Chevy Chase, Md. Internship Organization: Asociacion de Diabeticos de Chile Internship Title: Mental Health/Educator Intern Location of Internship: Santiago, Chile What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! A regular day at my internship could begin with me shadowing one o  more

Laughlin, Langerholc Seek to Bring Back Flagship Niagara License Plate
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: State Sens. Dan Laughlin (R-49) and Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35) will soon introduce legislation to bring back the Flagship Niagara license plate. With the governor's recent decision to revamp the design of Pennsylvania's license plates, now is the perfect time to bring back a newly designed Flagship Niagara plate, aligning with the state's efforts to modernize and enhance license plate   more

Mount Aloysius Offers New Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification
CRESSON, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Mount Aloysius College issued the following news: Mount Aloysius College is launching a hybrid certificate pathway for individuals who have a bachelor's degree and are looking for a streamlined path to become a teacher starting in fall 2024. In this new accelerated certificate program, students will use their degrees in English, biology, history, or political science and become certified to teach those topics to grades 7-12 in just four semesters. "We are plea  more

Pennsylvania Launches New Free Resource to Help Students, Families Fill Out the FAFSA
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on July 19, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced it has partnered with national nonprofit uAspire (https://www.uaspire.org/) to launch a free statewide helpdesk to assist students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) ( https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid) application. "The best way to ensure access to affordable postsecondary education   more

Sofia Diaz '26 Takes the Floor as Congress of Paraguay Intern
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Sofia Diaz Class Year: 2026 Major: Political Science and Sociology Minor: Transnational Italian Studies Hometown: Luque, Paraguay Internship Organization: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay National Congress of Paraguay Internship Title: Legislative Intern Location: Asuncion, Paraguay What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! This summer, I had the oppor  more